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Mortgage application volume decreased by 4.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ended Oct. 12.

In building its first nonconforming MBS, Shellpoint will welcome mortgages facilitated by loan brokers and correspondents.

Lender Processing Services has reached a settlement with the Delaware attorney general related to the state’s investigation of robo-signing practices by the company’s subsidiary DocX.

Single-family construction had its best month in four years and builders are feeling optimistic about their prospects, despite tight mortgage credit.

Although the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau may be close on deciding final parameters for a qualified mortgage rule, its attempts to appease both mortgage bankers and consumer groups could backfire.

Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac servicers refinanced 26,950 mortgages with loan-to-value ratios above 125% in August, compared to 26,650 in July.

Bank of America lost money on mortgage banking in the third quarter but only because of charges tied to its legacy business.

Case involved recruiting of a manager and staff in MortgageNow's Destin, Fla., office by Guaranteed Home.

Bliss Sawyer's latest email to her Realtor base talks about a pop-by resource.

A group that represents loan officers is holding out hope that "dual compensation" will be allowed on all mortgage transactions.